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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2023 (Arising from SLP(Crl.)No(s).2279/2022)
NARESH KUMAR @ NARESH PANJETA APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The status report as directed by this court in the order
passed on 07.12.2022 has not yet been filed. The admitted position
is that the appellant has been granted interim protection by this
court on 16.03.2022. At this stage, there is no allegation that he
is not cooperating with the investigating agency.
Learned counsel for the appellant submits that on 30.12.2022
itself, he was questioned by the investigating agency.
In this background, we do not think it is necessary to detain
the appellant pending trial.
We, accordingly, set aside the impugned order and direct that
in the event the appellant is arrested in connection with FIR
No.148/2021 dated 09.04.2021 registered with Zirakpur Police
Station, District SAS Nagar, the appellant shall be released on
bail on such terms and condition the concerned Trial Court may
consider fit and proper.
This order is being passed on condition that the appellant
shall co-operate with the investigating agency.
The appeal is allowed in the above terms.
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Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.